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Keel (Bottom) Repair Ducati at 5:29am 11.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2026 Our 36.7 is up on a cradle (8 pads) for the season. The fairing (filler) on the bottom of the kee
Where To Find A Replacement Hunter 22 Rudder Dlshow at 4:54am 11.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1260 My truck was stolen last night and my rudder for my Hunter 22 was in it? Anyone know where to find
bent mast Thomas Rowe at 4:53am 11.01.10 Day Sailers 2/1516 A large willow tree destroyed my Oday 17 ft daysailor III mast. It is bent and kinked in several pla
Black residue in bilge Spice of Life at 3:02am 11.01.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2083 Hello All: I recently discovered a black/oily/sooty residue in the bilge and suspect I have an oil
Guess the boat manufacturer?? (4) Murfanator at 2:33am 11.01.10 Trailer Sailors 6/3304 Hi I have purchased a 24ft trailer sailor as a project and I would like to know who was the origin
Guess the boat manufacturer?? (4) Murfanator at 2:28am 11.01.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2592 Hi I have purchased a 24ft trailer sailor as a project and I would like to know who was the origin
Looking for a furling system. Right On! at 11:21pm 10.31.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3391 Hello, I am a new member here. Just but an 88' Mac 26D and love it! I have been sailing beach cata
36mk1 loos1 at 6:49pm 10.31.10 Big Boats 2/1903 I'm looking at a 1988 Catalina 36MK1. I'm well aware of Catalina's great reputation. I'm a little
Outboard size for Daysailer III Ledhead51879 at 6:23pm 10.31.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1550 I bought a 17' Daysailer 3, what would be a good outboard for my boat?
Mounting a 12vdc Socket in the Cockpit rpwillia at 5:53pm 10.31.10 Catalina 310 16/3695 Ever done it? I want to add one and the engine console seems like the logical place, but space is a
Fuel Additives Jerry B at 4:07pm 10.31.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3555 It's time to treat the fuel. But I'm not sure about the shelf life of my: MARYKATE - YEAR ROUND FUEL
Yamaha 25 Greg Niderost at 4:06pm 10.31.10 Yamaha 9/11508 Hello Everyone, I am a new member to S.O. I am looking for my first sailboat and the Yamaha really
Depressed mast step NICK NAPPI at 3:02pm 10.31.10 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3235 I have a 1973 O'Day 22 that I bought in January and sailed all summer. When I unstepped the mast to
Dry Cracking sound when stepping on fiberglass lockers billynsi at 2:12pm 10.31.10 Smaller Boats 3/5096 Hi, I'm new to sailing and considering the purchase of a 1986 25.5 hunter as our first boat. The bo
Website Construction Question Rick D at 2:07pm 10.31.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/3390 Our YC has a website, but like so many others, it was started by someone who hired a guy to construc
Gooseneck Link bobbened444 at 12:32pm 10.31.10 Smaller Boats 0/1244 The hollow square link at the center of the gooseneck on my 216 just wore through, apparently due to
Bottom sanding made easier Gudenuph at 11:27am 10.31.10 Day Sailers 3/2340 Reading posts about bottom sanding brought to mind a tip that has worked for us. My wife and I hand
Heater installation (3) palacegrand at 10:37am 10.31.10 Yamaha 2/2531 Hi folks. Boat is an '81 Yamaha 30, Yanmar 1GM engine ' fuel tank under the V-berth. I had (still
What size are my BATTENS ????? width Panamajames at 9:16am 10.31.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1259 I have a 1996 Hunter 42 Passage. I am a 1000 miles away from my boat. Can anyone tell me the widt
Black, oily residue when starting .... Scott T-Bird at 8:50am 10.31.10 Ask All Sailors 33/11021 One thing that has bothered me ... even when the engine is warmed up, any time I start the engine (Y

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Keel bolt torque specs for 2009 Beneteau 46? sail sfbay at 8:08am 07.23.22 Welcome to the forum!! My understanding the torque spec depends on diameter and metallurgy. Do a se
engine hours sail sfbay at 8:01am 07.23.22 Is it integrate with yout tachometer? In the event you do not have one might find these threads disc
New J/9 Sailboat Osterville at 7:51am 07.23.22 I was about to order a 275, but then test-sailed the J/9. I ordered one last fall and it will arriv
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring walt at 7:41am 07.23.22 Victron Smart Shunt. Aha.. There are some current pulses that are fairly fast such as trying to m
H41DS Fluorescent fixture replacement kloudie1 at 7:36am 07.23.22 Welcome.. Looks like two 1 foot long cut strips from the 16 foot long strip will give around 220 lum
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Davidasailor26 at 7:35am 07.23.22 Thanks, @Davidasailor26 ! I have a little bit of experience working with CANbus networks that I hop
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Tedd at 7:20am 07.23.22 Thanks, @Davidasailor26 ! I have a little bit of experience working with CANbus networks that I hope
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Davidasailor26 at 7:16am 07.23.22 What's involved in tying into the NMEA bus? I have a Yacht Devices USB to NMEA 2000 adapter. The a
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Davidasailor26 at 7:10am 07.23.22 I am curious about the sample rate you are doing for the current measurement. I have a now more tha
H41DS Fluorescent fixture replacement Nachismo at 7:08am 07.23.22 Wow! Thanks!
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Tedd at 7:01am 07.23.22 Fantastic! I was planning to make a similar system for our new boat, but perhaps I'll just leverage
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring walt at 6:58am 07.23.22 Over my head. but I know just enough to be impressed! I am curious about the sample rate you are do
110 V outlet in lazarette Davidasailor26 at 6:23am 07.23.22 That is pretty tucked away. I can't think of anything that I've ever really wanted to power in a sp
H41DS Fluorescent fixture replacement kloudie1 at 6:13am 07.23.22 Sometimes easier to install some strip LED's inside the fixture. You can get rid of the ballast and
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop jmczzz at 5:29am 07.23.22 I went over to the cross canal slips to help a sailor step his mast. In the discussions, i mentioned
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? Tally Ho at 4:54am 07.23.22 So what you're saying is that not much is going to change if you win. The neighbours yes, but you,
Sailing with no furling winch baycloud at 11:22pm 07.22.22 My H41DS had a racheting block and a cleat to tie off the headsail furling line, too. I replaced th
Sanitize/Clean Crusty Ol Salt at 11:03pm 07.22.22 I certainly appreciate all this input. New question; I do not have an electric water pump just the
1995 Hunter 26 Trailer U.S. FMVSS Manufacturing Compliance Letter Tedd at 10:45pm 07.22.22 If it helps, I think the original trailer for the Hunter 26 was a Magic Tilt model BG0089. I think t
1995 Hunter 26 Trailer U.S. FMVSS Manufacturing Compliance Letter Leeward Rail at 10:20pm 07.22.22 Thanks for such a quick and thorough response "Leeward Rail". That's very helpful. Don You're mo

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